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Joseph Omotayo

Education: Bachelor of Arts Literature-in-English, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife (2012-2016), Google News Initiative (GNI) News Lab Advance digital reporting workshop (2024)

Experience: Critical Literature Review (Head reviewer) 2010-2014, The234Project (Writer) 2016-2017, Coordinator of OAU The234Project Essay contest (2017), Afridiaspora (Chief Reviewer, 2016-2018), Dubawa Fact checking fellow (2022)

Awards: Best editor and writer (Legit.ng, 2020), My Favourite Nigerian Character in a Book Contest (2011), Unoma Azuah’s Edible Bones Book Review Prize (2013)

Joseph Omotayo is a journalist who has been writing on human interest topics since 2019. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, with a degree in Literature in English in 2016. He is the head of Human Interest and Diaspora Desk at Legit. He once worked for Afridiaspora, OlisaTV & CLR. He is a 2022/2023 Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking fellow. He can be reached via: joseph.omotayo@corp.legit.ng.

5440 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

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TB Joshua's burial ceremony in Lagos: Photos, video show the VIPs present

TB Joshua's burial ceremony in Lagos: Photos, video show the VIPs present

People

5 years ago

Nigerian lady 'breaks record' in Nigerian university, gathers 9 awards at graduation ceremony

Nigerian lady 'breaks record' in Nigerian university, gathers 9 awards at graduation ceremony

People

5 years ago

Man posts photos of 'tear-rubber' Mercedes Benz online, says he wants to sell for N200m, Nigerians react

Man posts photos of 'tear-rubber' Mercedes Benz online, says he wants to sell for N200m, Nigerians react

People

5 years ago

Woman shares video of her son born with beautiful hair, many drop adorable comments

Woman shares video of her son born with beautiful hair, many drop adorable comments

People

5 years ago

Young man buy his grandma her dream house after he made over N7bn in 1 sweet deal

Young man buy his grandma her dream house after he made over N7bn in 1 sweet deal

People

5 years ago

Talented Nigerian man uses 15000 office push pins to create beautiful artwork, gets massive comments

Talented Nigerian man uses 15000 office push pins to create beautiful artwork, gets massive comments

People

5 years ago

Photos show students writing exams on the field with desks spaced out, school says it's to discourage cheating

Photos show students writing exams on the field with desks spaced out, school says it's to discourage cheating

People

5 years ago

A secondary school in Ogun state, Al Minhaaj College, got reactions after photos of its student writing their exam outside their classrooms surfaced online.

Nigerian governor comes down from his vehicle at night, joins traffic wardens to control traffic, people react

Nigerian governor comes down from his vehicle at night, joins traffic wardens to control traffic, people react

People

5 years ago

The governor of Ogun state, Dapo Abiodun, has stirred many reactions from people on social media after he posted snaps showing him controlling traffic at night.

Smart lady turns TikTok into money-making machine, earns more than many people with regular jobs

Smart lady turns TikTok into money-making machine, earns more than many people with regular jobs

People

5 years ago

A viral TikToker has attributed her success to being bored during lockdown. Today, the internet star earns thousands of dollars a month off her online content.

Camera captures intriguing moment thieves escapes from US store with expensive bags

Camera captures intriguing moment thieves escapes from US store with expensive bags

People

5 years ago

The robbers could be seen jumping out as they immediately got into awaiting cars and sped off. This is said not to be the first incident and is causing panic.

5 Nigerians who got bigger jobs & bought houses after they relocated to Canada, other foreign countries

5 Nigerians who got bigger jobs & bought houses after they relocated to Canada, other foreign countries

People

5 years ago

What the Nigerians who relocated abroad have in common is their strong thirst to live a better life and maximise better opportunities where they could find them

We don't want to see you naked anymore: Neighbour writes woman letter, asks her to shut her windows

We don't want to see you naked anymore: Neighbour writes woman letter, asks her to shut her windows

People

5 years ago

A mother of two got a very serious reprimanding from a neighbour who said she should always close her windows whenever she is not wearing clothes in the house.

Pretty lady goes inside shop to buy expensive cloth, stranger pays for everything without waiting to see her

Pretty lady goes inside shop to buy expensive cloth, stranger pays for everything without waiting to see her

People

5 years ago

A young lady has said that a random act of kindness by a stranger she met brought tears to her eyes. The person paid for all her five dresses at a boutique.

Woman finally gives birth to late husband's baby 14 months after his death, says son is a blessing

Woman finally gives birth to late husband's baby 14 months after his death, says son is a blessing

People

5 years ago

Sarah Shellenberger lost her husband Scott before they got to have children. Thanks to technology, the two had frozen embryos that she used to conceive his son.

I went for job interview, they didn't choose me but CEO later hired me on the spot - Man narrates his blessing

I went for job interview, they didn't choose me but CEO later hired me on the spot - Man narrates his blessing

People

5 years ago

A young man has taken to LinkedIn to narrate how he finally got a job from the same outfit that rejected him in February. He said the boss called him on phone.

Joseph Omotayo